The greatest part of the People in this County are English, and there is a tax of .£40. per annum levied on the Inhabitants of the said county for a maintenance to tlie Minister, and it is very necessary and mucli desired by the people that a Minister should be speedily sent them with some fm-ther encouragement from the society who has at this time an opportunity of reconcihng most of them to the Church.

William Vesey.

ORANGE COUNTY.

In Orange County there are about 60 families of several nations who have no minister nor are able to raise a salary for one.

Wm Vesey.

•ULSTER COUNTY, COMMONLY CALLED ESOPUS.

In this County the greatest number of people are Dutch, who about twelve years since, sent to the Classis of Amsterdam for a Minister; M^^ Newcella being lately called home left them destitute of any person to officiate among them, wliich his Excellency was pleased to take into consideration, and has appointed tlie Rev. M"^ Hepburn to preacli and to read Divine

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service to lliem, whereby tlie English, who had never a Minister among them have the beneiit of public Worship, and are in good hopes of bringing the Dntch to a conformity.

The Rev. M'" Hepburn has at present small encouragement from the people, but cliiefly under God depends on the kindness and bounty of his Excellency the Governor of this Province.

Wm Vesey.

A.LBANY.

A large frontier town where most of the people are Dutch, who have from Amsterdam a Dutch Minister, one M-^ Lydius, out there are some Enghsh families, besides a garrison of soldiers, who are a considerable congregation. A church of England Minister liere will, in all probability, do signal service not only by setting up a public worship to the joy & comfort of tlie English, who impatiently desire a minister, and persuading the Dutch and others to conform, but also in instructing the Indians wliich come, in great numbers thither.